Blurb:
Zachary has
a dilemma. His girlfriend, Reese, has a special birthday coming up soon and he
has absolutely no clue what to get for her. It doesn’t help that Zach does not
share or really understand Reese’s biggest hobby—comic books, superheroes and
everything that goes with them. Zach raids Reese’s DVD collection for
inspiration, and what he finds there gives him an idea…possibly the best one
he’s ever had.
Sure, Reese
has fantasized about her favorite superheroes. All those muscles and rakish
smiles are to die for. She didn’t think Zach would ever really understand,
though. But he proves her wrong in the best way possible.
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Zachary
sighed at the calendar entry in his phone, which was reminding him for the
third time about Reese’s upcoming birthday. And it wasn’t just any birthday—she
was going to be thirty.
There were
perks to dating a doctor—the uniform was pretty hot, for example—but when that
doctor had no particular fondness for jewelry, flowers or chocolates, buying
her presents was nigh-on impossible. And because of her work schedule, a
surprise weekend away was out of the question. He’d long since learned to
always keep the receipts.
Most people
get their partners something to do with their hobbies or interests. However,
Reese was even awkward in that regard. Her main hobby was so complex that Zach
didn’t have the first idea what to get her to do with it—Reese was an
uber-geek. Films, graphic novels, collectibles, all that jazz.
Obviously he
could just ask what she wanted, then go out and get it, but then it wouldn’t be
a surprise. And it was too easy—he wanted her to know he’d really made the
effort.
Snoozing the
calendar reminder once more, Zach threw the phone onto the sofa, then walked
over and started rooting through their combined film collection for something
to watch after dinner, which was almost ready. Reese was on-shift at the
hospital until silly o’clock, so he had the house to himself and could watch
whatever he liked. An action movie it was, then.
Running his
fingers along the spines of the DVDs and Blu-rays, he suddenly paused. The
Avengers leaped out at him, for some reason. He’d seen snippets of it before,
as Reese watched it pretty frequently. The parts he’d seen hadn’t looked too
bad, actually. It was essentially an action film, he decided, but with superheroes
in it.
He pulled
the case off the shelf, an idea beginning to form. Maybe if he watched it
beginning to end, he’d seen what drew Reese into that world so much, why she
was so fascinated by the films, the graphic novels and so on. Even if he didn’t
get it, though, maybe it would still give him some inspiration for a gift. He
had nothing better to do that evening, in any case, so it was certainly worth a
try.
After
putting the disc in the player, he headed into the kitchen to see how his
dinner was coming along. A meal in front of the television was the order of the
day, it seemed.
A few
minutes later, he settled onto the sofa with his lasagna and garlic bread, a
bottle of beer on the table next to him. Time for some Avengers action.
Within half
an hour, he’d ascertained that the film wasn’t just for geeks. In fact it was
easy to see why it had such a wide appeal—the cast was supremely attractive,
whatever gender you were into, the plot was interesting and the dialogue
seriously witty. He’d already developed quite the crush on the Black Widow, and
Nick Fury’s right-hand woman had a lovely pert backside.
Trying to
put himself in Reese’s shoes, Zach looked at the male characters. Okay, when it
came to this film, straight women clearly had more eye-candy than they knew
what to do with. He vaguely remembered a bunch of crazy stuff going around on
the Internet about Loki—even the villain of the piece had sex appeal, for
heaven’s sake! So much so that it had spilled over into even Zach’s limited
social media presence. He barely used Facebook, and he’d never gotten the hang
of Twitter. And yet he knew about the rabid fangirls. That was another score
for The Avengers, then—truly mass-market appeal. If only there were mass-market
gift-buying options.
Sighing, he
tried to empty his mind and concentrate on the film. The more he tried to force
an idea to present itself, the less likely it would be to happen. He’d just
enjoy the entertainment and keep his fingers crossed that his subconscious
provided something useful.
Once he’d
made the decision, it wasn’t difficult to get sucked back into the narrative.
It was engaging, easy-going and fun. Zach surprised himself by thoroughly
enjoying the entire thing. Reese would be pleased when the next film came out
at the cinema and he offered to go along with her.
He’d keep
his new found admiration quiet for now, though. He didn’t want to arouse her
suspicions, although she was bound to know he was planning something for her
milestone birthday.
The question
remained—what the hell could he do or buy to blow her away?
Lucy
Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and erotic romance in a
variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100 publications to her name,
with many more in the pipeline. These include several editions of Best Bondage
Erotica, Best Women's Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic Romance 2014. Another string
to her bow is editing, and she has edited and co-edited a number of anthologies,
and also edits for a small publishing house. She owns Erotica For All, is book editor for Cliterati, and is one eighth of The Brit Babes. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join
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